Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / July 2006

QUESTION!  Sony Clies - Which is the best?

Looking for some advice... saw people asking, but not too many
answering. I got the same question. I didn't see anyone say their
opinion.

I too am looking to buy a Sony Clie with built-in keyboard.

Now that they are out-of-production... I wanted to know which one was
the best one to buy? I will be shopping on eBay and don't want to buy
the wrong model if there is a superior one.

Advice Needed: Best SONY CLIE w/KEYBOARD?

I'm about to get a PALM PILOT. I need one that:

1) Works on Mac
2) Has a backlit KEYBOARD (can type at night)
3) Stable, recent OS
4) Good quality (won't break or stop working mysteriously)
5) Will primarily be used for WORD documents
6) Long battery life
7) Has Wi-Fi
8) Will take memory expansion card

I looked at all the various Palm Pilots, and saw that the SONY CLIEs
seem to be pretty good... but there are so many of them.

They are out of production, so I will get one on eBay.

I figure since they stopped making them, I can now pick the best one
ever made and buy it on eBay.

However, I need your opinions and knowledge on which SONY CLIE to get.

#1 need is a backlit keyboard and of course stability/manufacturing
quality.

What is your advice?  Would you also recommend anything else that synchs
with a Macintosh that isn't a SONY CLIE? (Palm Tungsten Cs don't have
backlit keyboards)

TIA!